South African Music Archive Project
Popular music
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- Artist(s): William Mseleku (Conductor) | Composer: Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1940-00-00 | Drum, Guitar, KwaZulu-Natal, Mseleku,William, Natal, Piano, Popular music, Rattle, Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers, Rumba, Shaker, South Africa, Southern African, Stick, Vocal, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0789
- Artist(s): Norman Span (Leader)The Merry Makers Steel Orchestra (Performer) | Composer: Norman SpanThe Merry Makers Steel Orchestra | 1900-01-00 | Calypso, Caribbean, Creole, dance, Maracas, Merry Makers Steel Orchestra, Popular music, Span,Norman, Steel pans, Traditional music, Trinidad, ILAM | Calypso dance performed on steel pans.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1002
- Artist(s): The Natal Champions (Performer) | Composer: The Natal Champions (Performer) | 1948-00-00 | Call and response, dance, Marabi style, men and women, Natal Champions, Part-singing, Popular music, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Marabi style dance song for men and women, accompanied by the piano. Further details refer ILAM field card number DC46
- Artist(s): J Ouwerx (Performer)Ensemble Lolaka (Performer)Ossiete Boniface (Performer) | Composer: Ossiete BonifaceJohn OuwerxEnsemble Lolaka | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clave rhythm, Congo, dance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ensemble Lolaka, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ossiete Boniface, Ouwerx,John, Popular music, Rhythm sticks, Rumba, Traditional music, ILAM | Rumba dance performed on various instruments and accompanied by two singers.
- Composer: Eric Nomvete & his Havana Swingsters (Performer)Sax Manuel (Composer) | 1905/05/13 | English, Eric Nomvete, Havana Swingsters, Jive, Popular music, Sax Manuel, Saxophone, South Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1051
- Composer: Merry Blackbirds Rumba Orchestra (Performer)Composer not specified | 1940-00-00 | Brass, Drum, Guitar, Merry Blackbirds, Merry Blackbirds Rumba Orchestra, Orchestra, Popular music, Rumba, Southern African, Stick, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0786
- Artist(s): William Mseleku (Conductor) | Composer: Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1940-00-00 | Drum, Guitar, KwaZulu-Natal, Mseleku,William, Natal, Piano, Popular music, Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers, Rumba, Shaker, South Africa, Southern African, Stick, Vocal, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0790
- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Mwenda Jean Bosco (Composer) | 1905/05/04 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Popular music, Struck bottle, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1122
- Composer: Hassani and Munyoso (Performer)Composer not specified | 1923-00-00 | East African, Hassani, Malawi, Munyoso, Nyasaland, Popular music, Rattle, Shaker, Southern African, Vocal, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0983
- Composer: Denny Moyo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/13 | Manyika, Moyo,Denny, Popular music, Shona, Southern Africa, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Vocal, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1017
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